News Tracker

Wed, 17 April 2024

  • 12:12 pm Coaches from English Premier League side Liverpool to train Kenyan students.
  • 11:45 am Petrol station in Mombasa closed temporarily after fuel tank leaks.
  • 11:00 am President William Ruto directs Transport CS Murkomen to expedite the roll-out of instant road fines within 90 days.
  • 10:40 am ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo reveals that the govt is introducing regulatory measures to regularise social media platform, TikTok.    
  • 10:36 am PS Treasury heads to Washington DC to attend 2024 IMF World Bank Spring Meetings. 
  • 9:31 am Kenyans raise over Ksh1 million for the family of Samuel Muturi Wanjiru, a United States Marine, who went missing shortly after going on vacation with his girlfriend in Puerto Rico.  
  • 9:01 am The South Korean government announces the decision to provide free rice to Kenyans through its Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. 
  • 8:22 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja maintains that the removal of floor limits within Nairobi Estates is still a proposal.  
  • 8:12 am Several Kenyans are reported injured after an accident was reported at Kibirigwi, in Kirinyaga County on Tuesday evening April 16.  
  • 7:55 am The Draft Affordable Housing Regulations reveals the fate of those who fail to pay rent for Affordable Housing Units. 
  • 7:16 am The Draft Affordable Housing Regulations 2024 highlights the section of Kenyans that will be exempted from paying the housing levy.

Tue, 16 April 2024

  • 6:35 pm Police forced to intervene after 2 factions of Murang'a County MCAs fight.
  • 6:00 pm Bloomberg quotes Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi having said that the govt is planning to merge CMA, IRA & SASRA.
  • 5:30 pm COTU Sec Gen Francis Atwoli calls for  the resignation of PSRA boss Fazul Mahamed after the latter directed private security companies to cease monthly contributions to the union.
  • 5:00 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja visits Mbagathi Hospital to inspect facilities.
  • 4:44 pm Austria, Canada, the UK, the US, Greece, Spain, Singapore and Hong Kong listed as the top foreign places where wealthy Kenyan parents send their children for further studies.
  • 4:00 pm Council of Governors (CoG) vows to take disciplinary measures against striking doctors.
  • 3:50 pm Former K24 news anchor Betty Kyallo has joined TV47, sources tell Kenyans.co.ke
  • 3:13 pm The offices of President William Ruto and DP Rigathi Gachagua are set to receive a significant funding boost in the 2024/2025 budget.  
  • 2:32 pm World Bank lists Kenya among countries facing immense financial pressure.
  • 2:17 pm President William Ruto meets South Korea's Special Presidential Envoy and 1st Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hong Kyum Kim to discuss boosting trade and economic opportunities.
  • 1:15 pm Health CS Susan Nakhumicha claims that the govt is inching closer to reaching a deal with doctors.
  • 1:03 pm Communications Authority to revoke the broadcast licenses of 56 Kenyan TV stations.
  • 12:55 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua arrives in Embu for the Kenya National Drama Festival Gala.
  • 12:00 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja rolls out revenue compliance & enforcement teams in 17 sub counties.
  • 11:37 am Motorists travelling on Mombasa Road stranded for more than 7 hours following accident that occurred along the stretch.
  • 11:27 am Azimio Principal Martha Karua condoles with KANU Chairman Gideon Moi after the loss of his sister June Moi.
  • 10:32 am Rigoma MCA Nyambega Gisesa slaps Kisii Governor Simba Arati with demand letter for allegedly making defamatory remarks targeting him.
  • 10:00 am Lawmakers propose new law seeking to bar second-term governors from vying for Senator and MCA positions.
  • 9:40 am Kisii Governor Simba Arati presents himself at DCI headquarters accompanied by lawyers Otiende Amollo, James Orengo and Ndegwa Njiru after lodging a complaint against the Kisii County Criminal Investigations Officer.